University System of Georgia Strategic Plan
Strategic Goal Three:
Increase the System’s participation in research and economic development to the benefit of a global Georgia. Enhance and encourage the creation of new knowledge and basic research across all disciplines.
Strategic Plan in Action
Challenge
The USG will enhance and encourage the creation of new knowledge and basic research across all disciplines.
Action
Research universities will take aggressive steps to nurture a culture of research and economic development.
Activities for Implementation
Increase all sponsored research projects and total research dollars raised at research universities.
Baseline Measure & Targets
| Baseline Measure | 2008 Target | 2008 Actual | 2009 Target | 2009 Actual | 2010 Target | 2011 Target | 2012 Target | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sponsored awards (FY 2007): | (FY 2008) | (FY2009) | (FY 2010) | (FY 2011) | (FY2012) | |||
| GIT | $374,113,587 | $399,105,791 | $445,366,818 | $509,816,960 | $483,196,410 | $530,209,638 | $551,418,024 | $573,474,745 |
| GSU | $60,375,000 | $62,214,000 | $62,201,907 | $64,080,420 | $64,083,447 | $66,002,833 | $69,303,975 | $72,769,124 |
| MCG | $79,393,355 | $90,760,541 | $90,760,541 | $94,390,963 | $98,602,724 | $98,166,601 | $102,093,265 | $106,176,996 |
| UGA | $220,908,940 | $229,574,457 | $229,574,457 | $245,644,669 | $246,735,290 | $262,839,796 | $281,238,582 | $300,925,282 |
| Total research awards (FY 2007): | (FY 2008) | (FY2009) | (FY 2010) | (FY 2011) | (FY2012) | |||
| GIT | $346,251,397 | $365,461,173 | $420,154,820 | $466,839,390 | $451,536,392 | $485,512,966 | $504,933,485 | $525,130,824 |
| GSU | $40,243,000 | $40,529,000 | $40,529,406 | $41,744,870 | $40,239,798 | $42,997,216 | $45,147,077 | $47,404,431 |
| MCG | $65,299,414 | $73,784,146 | $73,784,146 | $76,735,512 | $83,748,574 | $79,804,932 | $82,997,130 | $86,317,015 |
| UGA | $153,728,328 | $137,286,671 | $137,286,671 | $144,151,005 | $173,361,395 | $151,358,555 | $158,926,483 | $166,872,807 |
| Federal research awards (FY 2007): | (FY 2008) | (FY2009) | (FY 2010) | (FY 2011) | (FY2012) | |||
| GIT | $215,023,372 | $248,323,623 | $291,386,013 | $317,208,113 | $299,556,354 | $329,896,437 | $343,092,295 | $356,815,986 |
| GSU | $35,691,245 | $37,825,566 | $33,270,813 | $38,960,333 | $34,717,299 | $40,129,143 | $41,333,017 | $42,573,008 |
| MCG | $44,698,285 | $46,953,124 | $46,851,586 | $48,361,718 | $60,023,092 | $49,812,569 | $51,306,946 | $52,846,155 |
| UGA | $95,298,154 | $89,569,585 | $89,569,585 | $92,256,673 | $100,603,235 | $95,024,373 | $97,875,104 | $100,811,357 |